Tension test of stress versus crack opening displacement using cylindrical concrete specimens

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn SP-201, Issue , 2001, Pages 189-206

  Lenke, L R ^a   Gerstle, W H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Concrete; Crack opening displacement; Direct tension; Fracture energy; Fracture mechanics; Fracture toughness; Stress intensity factor; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; BRITTLENESS; CONCRETE TESTING; CONCRETES; CRACKS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TESTING; PORTLAND CEMENT; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TENSILE TESTING;

CRACK OPENING DISPLACEMENTS; CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TESTS; LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETES; QUASIBRITTLE MATERIAL; TWO-PARAMETER MODELS; UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINES;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 84898437643     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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